Nearly $200M federal rural health grant in limbo in Idaho Legislature

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 1,361

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Idaho was awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding this summer to improve rural health care, but exactly how the state will use that money remains a debate among state lawmakers.

Meanwhile, leaders at Idaho’s rural hospitals are increasingly concerned the state may lose out on the money as those hospitals face critical needs for new equipment or other infrastructure upgrades.

“They’re extremely frustrated and extremely concerned,” Idaho Hospital Association Vice President …

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